Venclexta FAQ: Is It Right for You?
What is Venclexta?
It's a medication used to treat cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
What's Venclexta (MOA) Mechanism of Action?
It works by blocking the anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 protein, which leads to programmed cell death of CLL cells.
Venclexta Dosage
Its starting dose is 20 mg once daily for a week. Then goes up to 50 mg the second week, 100 mg the next, 200 mg, and eventually to 400 mg once daily.
Cost / Price of Venclexta
The cost is about $128 for only one single tablet, without health insurance.
Venclexta Generic
Its generic name is venetoclax.
Venclexta Side Effects
Reported side effects include:
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea or constipation
- exhaustion
- stomach ache
- fluid buildup in your body
- muscle or joint pain
- fever
- irritability
- restlessness
- seizures
- confusion
- chills
- irregular heartbeat
- dark or cloudy urine
- rash
- cough
- anemia
- low white blood cell count
Venclexta Survival Rate
In a study, 36.7% of patients in the Venclexta group saw complete remission.
